We got another mid morning start today and headed for I-10. En-route we stopped off at Johnson City and the LBJ homestead where he was raised. Here is a side view of the front of the house and porch.
Traveling west on route 290 14 miles we came to the Johnson Western White House and where he was born, lived his adult life and died. All in about 800 feet. On the ranch we passed many steer and cows. I asked this one to raise it's head for a photo and he complied!
In the front yard of his home was a 500 year old Live Oak tree where he used to hold cabinet meetings on the lawn. Johnson was a workaholic. He had three tv's in the living room and in his bedroom. He also had three phones in his bedroom. His wife Lady Bird had her own bedroom because his bedroom was like an office 22 hours of the day. All total the house had 71 phone lines!
Another view of the outside of the house. They would not permit photo taking in the house because of copyright laws.
Of course no house is complete without your own private airport and jet hanger in the back yard.
All in all a good day visiting the Western White House of LBJ. We traveled onto Fredericksburg TX for a late afternoon meal at Momacita's Mexican Restaurant and then camped at Sonora Cavern's RV park for the evening.
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